[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10241-10242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5253]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-14]


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; 
Wilmington, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace and Class E 
airspace at Wilmington, OH. This action would correct technical errors 
in the legal descriptions of the Class D airspace and the Class E 
airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Airborne Airpark, and 
amend the Class E surface area for the airport to include the Class E 
airspace extension. The purpose of these actions is to make technical 
corrections to the airspace legal descriptions in order to make the 
Class D airspace and Class E airspace for the airport consistent with 
each other, and to provide adequate controlled airspace for instrument 
approach procedures when the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) is 
closed.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
Rules Docket No. 99-AGL-14, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois 60018.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic 
Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration 
2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 
294-7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
AGL-14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
Illinois, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
Class D and associated Class E airspace at Wilmington, OH, by making 
technical corrections to the legal descriptions of the Class D airspace 
and the Class E airspace extension to the Class D airspace for Airborne 
Airpark, and by amending the Class E surface area for the airport to 
include the Class E extension to the surface area. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface is needed to contain aircraft 
executing instrument approach procedures. The area would be depicted on 
appropriate aeronautical charts. Class D airspace designations are 
published in paragraph 5000, Class E airspace areas designated as an 
extension to a Class D surface area are published in paragraph 6004, 
and Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport 
are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an establishment body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore this, proposed regulation--(1) is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a 
Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since 
this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule will not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1   [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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AGL OH D  Wilmington, OH [Revised]

Wilmington, Airborne Airpark, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg.25'41'' N., long. 083 deg.47'32'' W.)
Wilmington, Hollistor Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg.26'15'' N., long. 083 deg.42'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Airborne Airpark, 
excluding that portion of airspace within a 1-mile radius of 
Hollister Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AGL OH E4 Wilmington, OH [Revised]

Wilmington, Airborne Airpark, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg. 25' 41'' N., long. 083 deg. 47' 32'' W.)
Wilmington, Hollister Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg. 26' 16'' N., long. 083 deg. 42' 30'' W.)
Midwest VOR/DME
    (Lat. 39 deg. 26' 47'' N., long. 083 deg. 48' 94'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.7 miles 
each side of the Midwest VOR/DME 215 deg. radial, extending from the 
4.1-mile radius of the Airborne Airport to 7.0 miles southwest of 
the airport, and within 3.7 miles each side of the Midwest VOR/DME 
041 deg. radial extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 
7.0 miles northeast of the airport, excluding that portion of 
airspace within a 1-mile radius of Hollister Field Airport. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AGL OH E2 Wilmington, OH [Revised]

Wilmington, Airborne Airpark, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg. 25' 41'' N., long. 083 deg. 47' 32'' W.)
Wilmington, Hollister Field Airport, OH
    (Lat. 39 deg. 26' 15'' N., long. 083 deg. 42' 30'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Airborne Airpark, and within 3.7 
miles each side of the Midwest VOR/DME 215 deg. radial, extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius of the Airborne Airpark to 7.0 miles 
southwest of the airport, and within 3.7 miles each side of the 
Midwest VOR/DME 041 deg. radial extending from the 4.2-mile radius 
of the airport to 7.0 miles northeast of the airport, excluding that 
portion of airspace within a 1-mile radius of Hollister Field 
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airman. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/facility Directory.
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    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on February 16, 1999.
David B. Johnson,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5253 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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